I’ve not done Facebook or Twitter, but I do have my own newsblog where I do local news (city council, school board, etc).
However, I’ve noticed those who use Facebook are very well informed as to local gossip (who’s sick, who had a car wreck, who won the little league game, who’s divorcing, etc).
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/06/righthaven-legal-action/
Bloggers Mull Legal Action Against Righthaven
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbc-chairman-robert-greenblatt-shares-201962
NBC Chairman Robert Greenblatt Shares His Plan to Rebuild the Network
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/TV_This_Week_47/Handicapping-the-U-S-Open-without-Tiger.asp
Handicapping the U.S. Open without Tiger
http://www.multichannel.com/article/469801-Cable_Show_2011_Advertising_Dollars_Flowing_to_Cable.php
Cable Show 2011: Advertising Dollars Flowing to Cable
It’s nice to keep up with old friends, fraternity brothers, family, etc. Some people are annoying like chronically unemployed friend who wanted everyone to chip in and buy him an air conditioner. I just hide their stuff.
There are hard parts. It was hard to get used to guys with their “husbands” but that’s just part of the world now. Finding old girlfriends and seeing their husbands look much better than I do is disconcerting but good for them. I’m sure seeing my wife makes them feel the same way (”How did that old scroungy fool get her?”). In the end, it is much better to be able to interface with people from way back and count your blessings.